More suppliers added to Renewable Fuels Assurance Scheme

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Zemo Partnership’s Renewable Fuels Assurance Scheme (RFAS) for higher blend renewable fuels now has 14 new approved fuel suppliers.

Launched last year, the RFAS gives heavy-duty vehicle operators robust information about the greenhouse gas (GHG) and wider sustainability performance of renewable fuels supplied in the UK. The scheme is open to companies supplying sustainable low carbon fuels used in road vehicles and non-road mobile machinery, including biofuels and renewable hydrogen.

The RFAS was set up after a Zemo Partnership study found that an important barrier to uptake was the need for HDV fleet operators to have more clarity in terms of the environmental credentials of renewable fuels, both for company carbon reporting and making decisions on fleet decarbonisation solutions.  

While the electrification of cars and vans is now well under way, larger, long-range vehicles and legacy cars and vans will be on the road for the next 20-30 years. Cutting GHG emissions from these vehicles by using renewable fuels remains a key objective as we strive to achieve net zero by 2050.

The RFAS approves companies supplying sustainable low carbon fuels on the basis of meeting three performance criteria, with evidence verified by an independent auditor complementing the safeguards included in the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO).  The assurance criteria are based on fuel life-cycle GHG emissions, feedstock sustainability and supply chain traceability.

A unique feature of the scheme is a ‘Renewable Fuel Declaration’ which operators receive with batches of the renewable fuel purchased. The declaration includes a colour-coded GHG emission savings banding system, similar to energy efficiency labels, encouraging fleet operators to strive to achieve higher GHG emissions savings. (An example Renewable Fuel Declaration can be found here.)

Suppliers now approved under the Renewable Fuels Assurance Scheme include:

CNG Fuels Ltd
Argent Energy Ltd
Gas Bus Alliance
Air Liquide Advanced Technologies Ltd
Green Biofuels Ltd
Greenergy Fuels Ltd
Crown Oil Ltd
Speedy Fuels & Lubricants Ltd
Beesley Fuels Ltd
Nationwide Fuels Ltd
ESL Fuels Ltd
Phillips 66 Ltd
Jet Retail UK Ltd
Gasrec Ltd